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This report contains a 5-day rolling average of negotiated sales of both fresh and frozen boxed lamb cuts. Includes number of trades, total pounds, weighted average, and change from prior days of items by cut.

This report contains information on negotiated sales of boxed beef cuts for prime product, including current volumes of boxed beef. Also includes number of trades, total pounds, price ranges and weighted averages by cut. This is a weekly release.

This report contains information on negotiated sales for delivery within 22-90 days of boxed beef cuts, including current volumes of boxed beef. Also includes number of trades, total pounds, price ranges and weighted averages for choice, select, and ungraded cuts. This is a weekly release.

This report covers whole body turkey prices and volume. Prices are categorized by fresh or frozen and by weight/sex and each category contains the volume by weight of turkey for delivery. Prices are also given for the prior week and year as well as average prices for this month, the prior month, and the prior year. Price trends as well as storage holdings over the last two years are also presented.

This report contains the daily average net price distribution for hogs in the U.S. by market formula and purchase arrangements.

Advanced Prices and Pricing Factors are published on or before the 23rd of each month. This report contains Class I Price, Class II Skim Milk Price, Class II Nonfat Solids Price, as well as milk product prices (two-week averages), the diesel fuel and mileage rate factor for the current month. These prices apply to all milk received during the following month. In addition, the Advanced Prices and Pricing Factors are calculated using the most recent two weeks of data from the latest National Dairy Products Sales Report (NDPSR).

This report contains a 5-day rolling average of negotiated sales of both fresh and frozen boxed lamb cuts. Includes number of trades, total pounds, weighted average, and change from prior days of items by cut. This is the CSV formatted version of this report.

Description: The Mailbox Price is defined as the net price received by producers for milk, including all payments received for milk sold, and deducting costs associated with marketing the milk.
Report Synopsis: The Mailbox Price is defined as the net price received by producers for milk, including all payments received for milk sold, and deducting costs associated with marketing the milk. Included in all payments for milk sold are: over-order premiums; quality, component, breed, and volume premiums; payouts from state-run over-order pricing pools; payments from super pool organizations or marketing agencies in common; payouts from programs offering seasonal production bonuses; and, monthly distributions of cooperative earnings. Annual distributions of cooperative profits/earnings or equity repayments are not included. Included in costs associated with marketing milk are: hauling charges; cooperative dues, assessments, equity deductions/capital retains, and re-blends; the Federal milk order deduction for marketing services; Federally-mandated assessments such as the National Promotion Program and budget deficit reduction; and advertising/promotion assessments above the national program level. Other deductions, such as loan, insurance or feed mill assignments are not included. For all markets, the mailbox price is reported at the handlers' average butterfat test (i.e., no adjustment to 3.5 percent).

This report is a chemical use survey issued by the National Agricultural Statistics Service on livestock and reports on insecticide use information on dairy cattle and dairy facilities in 17 selected states. Active ingredients classified by the Environmental Protection Agency as pesticides are included in the report. Pharmaceutical products for internal pests are excluded, but dual purpose products that can be applied internally or externally are included. Chemical use data is provided on a rate per head per application and rate per head per year basis. However, there is significant variation based on product formulation, method of application, and pest condition. Insecticide use information on dairy facilities (applied for the control of insects and pests only) is also included in the report.

This annual release contains regional and national data for self-employed, unpaid, and hired workers and wage rates for selected weeks; also included in the report are the hired worker numbers and wage rates for selected states and changes in farm workers per region. The data is published in wage rates by type of worker and number of workers and hours worked by region and U.S., as well as wage rates and hired workers by economic class of farm or type of farm. Finally, there is also data presented in hired workers and wages by the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. Data for the report comes from the NASS Farm Labor Survey, which targets farms and ranches with $1,000 or more in agricultural sales or potential sales.

This magazine was published from 1991-2002 and contains nontechnical, general interest articles and historical data on food supply, food demand, food prices, and food spending. The articles report on ERS analyses and insights on a wide variety of topics related to the U.S. food marketing system, including food consumption, food product development, international food trade, food safety, and food-related policies and programs. Issues published between 1978 and 19990 are accessible on this website under the title National Food Review. Issues published between 1991 and 1995 are accessible here. Issues published between 1996 and 2002 can be found on the ERS website under the title Food Review Archives.

This archived report does not contain recent information or data and was last published in January 2001. In 2000, trade practices between fresh produce shippers and food retailers gained national attention. Trade practices include fees such as volume discounts and slotting fees, as well as services like automatic inventory replenishment, special packaging, and requirements for third-party food safety certification. Trade practices also refer to the overall structure of a transaction-for example, long-term relationships or contracts versus daily sales with no continuing commitment. This report compares trade practices in 1999 with those prevalent in 1994, placing them in the broader context of the evolving shipper/retailer relationship. Most shippers and retailers reported that the incidence and magnitude of fees and services associated with transactions has increased over the last 5 years.

Description: Class I Prices for each order are calculated by adding the appropriate class I differential (determined by each order's physical county base location) to the monthly Base Class I Price using data from the Advanced Prices and Pricing Factors report. Class II, III and IV Prices utilize data from the Announcement of Class and Component Prices report. Once monthly average prices have been computed, they are not revised.
Report Synopsis: For milk associated with Federal Milk Marketing orders, product-price formulas are used to set minimum prices as reported in the Announcement of Class and Component Prices publication each month. The Class and Component Prices are calculated by weighting the sales values and volumes using the most recent four or five weeks (since the last monthly Announcement of Class and Component Prices) from the latest National Dairy Products Sales Report (NDPSR). For more information on product price formulas and a schedule of release dates, please visit the Dairy Mandatory Market Reporting page. Additional information on price formulas can be found on the Price Formulas page.

This is an overview of the week's cotton market compared to the previous week and the corresponding week the previous year. It includes the current value of the Adjusted World Price (AWP), the Loan Deficiency Payment (LDP)(or Marketing Loan Gain), the Coarse Count Adjustment, the Upland User Marketing Certificate Rate (Step 2), and the Extra Long Staple (ELS) Step 2 Competitiveness Payment; a report of Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) sales of Upland and Pima cotton forfeited to the CCC loan; supply, demand, offerings, prices, trading activity for the seven spot markets (Southeast, North Delta, South Delta, East Texas-Oklahoma, West Texas, Desert Southwest, and San Joaquin Valley), a textile mill report, stocks, forward contracting, prices received by producers, certificated stocks, production, and consumption; and reports and information from the Bureau of the Census, the National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS), the Farm Service Agency (FSA), the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), and the Economic Research Service (ERS).

Description: Class I Prices for each order are calculated by adding the appropriate class I differential (determined by each order's physical county base location) to the monthly Base Class I Price using data from the Advanced Prices and Pricing Factors report. The Advanced Prices and Pricing Factors are released on or before 3:00 P.M. EST, no later than the 23rd of the preceding month to which it applies. If the release date does not fall on the 23rd, the most current release preceding the 23rd will be used in the price calculation. Once monthly average prices have been computed, they are not revised.

Report Synopsis: For milk associated with Federal Milk Marketing Orders, product-price formulas are used to set minimum prices as reported in the Announcement of Advanced Prices and Pricing Factors publication each month. Weighted-average product prices used for these formulas are computed from prices and volumes reported for the most recent two-week period in the National Dairy Products Sales Report (NDPSR). For more information on product price formulas and a schedule of release dates, please visit the Dairy Mandatory Market Reporting page. Additional information on price formulas can be found on the Price Formulas page.

This report examines the yearly domestic supply and consumption of rice and projects its future supply and consumption. International imports and exports are also examined; and global market trends are discussed. Data tables are provided for both domestic supply and use and major international producers and markets. Data Tables from the Rice Yearbook tables are available at the https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/rice-yearbook/ and Rice Yearbook Tables Rice Chart gallery at http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/rice-chart-gallery/.

Related Websites

• Rice Outlook
• WASDE
• Rice Topic page

E-mail notification: Readers of ERS outlook reports have two ways they can receive an e-mail notice about release of reports and associated data. Receive timely notification (soon after the report is posted on the web) via USDA’s Economics, Statistics and Market Information System (which is housed at Cornell University’s Mann Library). Go to http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/aboutEmailService.do and follow the instructions to receive e-mail notices about ERS, Agricultural Marketing Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service, and World Agricultural Outlook Board products. Receive weekly notification (on Friday afternoon) via the ERS website. Go to http://www.ers.usda.gov/Updates/ and follow the instructions to receive notices about ERS outlook reports, Amber Waves magazine, and other reports and data products on specific topics. ERS also offers RSS (really simple syndication) feeds for all ERS products. Go to https://www.ers.usda.gov/rss-info/ to get started.

This report examines the annual and recent monthly supply, use, and pricing of oil crops (primarily soybeans and products) and animal fats. Also included are current and projected crop stocks and supply and demand prospects of major importing and exporting countries. This report includes the following: soybean, rapeseed, sunflowerseed, canola, cottonseed, peanuts, flaxseed, lard, tallow.

Subscribe to ERS e-mail notification service at https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/commodity-outlook/email-notification/ to receive timely notification of newsletter availability. Data Tables from the Oil Crops Yearbook are available https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/oil-crops-yearbook/. They contain the latest data and historical information on the production, use, prices, imports, and exports of soybeans and oilseed products.

Related Websites

• Oil Crops Outlook
• Soybeans and Oil Crops Topics

E-mail Notification: Readers of ERS outlook reports have two ways they can receive an e-mail notice about release of reports and associated data. Receive timely notification (soon after the report is posted on the web) via USDA’s Economics, Statistics and Market Information System (which is housed at Cornell University’s Mann Library). Go to http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/aboutEmailService.do and follow the instructions to receive e-mail notices about ERS, Agricultural Marketing Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service, and World Agricultural Outlook Board products. Receive weekly notification (on Friday afternoon) via the ERS website. Go to http://www.ers.usda.gov/Updates/ and follow the instructions to receive notices about ERS outlook reports, Amber Waves magazine, and other reports and data products on specific topics. ERS also offers RSS (really simple syndication) feeds for all ERS products. Go to https://www.ers.usda.gov/rss-info/ to get started.

Examines the latest USDA cotton projections for the production, supply, demand, and global ending stocks in the United States as well as in major exporters and importers of cotton and wool. Also includes tabular data on raw fiber and textile imports, exports, and prices. Subscribe to ERS e-mail notification service at https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/commodity-outlook/email-notification/ to receive timely notification of newsletter availability. Data Tables from the Cotton and Wool Yearbook are available at https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/cotton-wool-and-textile-data/cotton-and-wool-yearbook/. They contain historical information on production, use, prices, imports, and exports of cotton and wool. Tables containing annual raw-fiber equivalents of U.S. textile trade data are available at https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/cotton-wool-and-textile-data/raw-fiber-equivalents-of-us-textile-trade-data/

Related Websites

• Cotton and Wool Outlook
• WASDE
• Cotton and Wool Topics

E-mail Notification: Readers of ERS outlook reports have two ways they can receive an e-mail notice about release of reports and associated data. Receive timely notification (soon after the report is posted on the web) via USDA’s Economics, Statistics and Market Information System (which is housed at Cornell University’s Mann Library).Go to http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/aboutEmailService.do and follow the instructions to receive e-mail notices about ERS, Agricultural Marketing Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service, and World Agricultural Outlook Board products. Receive weekly notification (on Friday afternoon) via the ERS website. Go to http://www.ers.usda.gov/Updates/ and follow the instructions to receive notices about ERS outlook reports, Amber Waves magazine, and other reports and data products on specific topics. ERS also offers RSS (really simple syndication) feeds for all ERS products. Go to https://www.ers.usda.gov/rss-info/ to get started.

This publication examines the season-average price, production, supply, use, and trade for feed grains in major exporting and importing countries. The report focuses on corn, but covers sorghum, barley, oats, hay, and wheat as well. Contains future projections production, supply, use, and trade made based on weather conditions and current agricultural and industrial developments. Subscribe to ERS e-mail notification service at https: https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/commodity-outlook/email-notification/ to receive timely notification of newsletter availability. Related Data Feed Grains Database https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/feed-grains-database/ is a queryable database that contains monthly, quarterly, and annual data on prices, supply, and use of corn and other feed grains. This includes data published in the monthly Feed Outlook.

Related Websites

• Feed Outlook
• WASDE
• Grain Circular
• Corn and Other Feed Grains Topic Page

E-mail Notification: Readers of ERS outlook reports have two ways they can receive an e-mail notice about release of reports and associated data. Receive timely notification (soon after the report is posted on the web) via USDA’s Economics, Statistics and Market Information System (which is housed at Cornell University’s Mann Library). Go to http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/aboutEmailService.do and follow the instructions to receive e-mail notices about ERS, Agricultural Marketing Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service, and World Agricultural Outlook Board products. Receive weekly notification (on Friday afternoon) via the ERS website. Go to http://www.ers.usda.gov/Updates/ and follow the instructions to receive notices about ERS outlook reports, Amber Waves magazine, and other reports and data products on specific topics. ERS also offers RSS (really simple syndication) feeds for all ERS products. Go to https://www.ers.usda.gov/rss-info/ to get started.

This publication reports on the current state of the U.S fruits and tree nuts sector and provides an outlook on increases or declines in grower and retail prices, production, supply, and use of fruits and nuts. The publication also identifies and provides commentary on continuing trends. Forecasts by NASS, as well as factors such as domestic and foreign supplies, import volumes, and weather conditions are also included.

• Subscribe to ERS e-mail notification service at https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/commodity-outlook/email-no… to receive timely notification of newsletter availability.
• Data Tables from the Fruit and Tree Nut Yearbook Tables are available at https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/fruit-and-tree-nut-data/fruit-and-tree-nut-yearbook-tables/. They contain the latest data and historical information on the production, use, prices, imports, and exports of fruit and tree nuts.
• Related Websites
  • Previous editions of the Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook (formerly The Fruit Situation)
  • Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/commodity-outlook/ers-outlook-reports-and-data/
  • Fruit and Tree Nuts Topic Page https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/crops/fruit-tree-nuts/
  • Vegetables and Pulses Topic Page http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/crops/vegetables-pulses/
  • Organic Agriculture Topic Page http:// www.ers.usda.gov/topics/natural-resources-environment/organic-agriculture/

E-mail Notification Readers of ERS outlook reports have two ways they can receive an e-mail notice about release of reports and associated data.

1. Receive timely notification (soon after the report is posted on the web) via USDA’s Economics,Statistics and Market Information System (which is housed at Cornell University’s Mann Library).Go to https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/h989r3203?locale=en and follow the instructions to receive e-mail notices about ERS, Agricultural Marketing Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service, and World Agricultural Outlook Board products.
2. Receive weekly notification (on Friday afternoon) via the ERS website. Go to http://www.ers.usda.gov/Updates/  and follow the instructions to receive notices about ERS outlook reports, Amber Waves magazine, and other reports and data products on specific topics. ERS also offers RSS (really simple syndication) feeds for all ERS products. Go to https://www.ers.usda.gov/rss-info/  to get started.